Report: Boston Bruins will not face Montreal Canadiens in season opener

View full sizeFrom left to right, Montreal Canadiens' P.K. Subban, Ryan White and Mathieu Darche gang up on Boston Bruins' Shawn Thornton in front of the net during the first period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series on Thursday, April 21, 2011, in Montreal.AP Photo

Sorry Boston Bruins fans, but cross off Montreal for the season opener.

According to Renaud Lavoie of RDS, the Montreal Canadiens will host the Toronto Maple Leafs for their season opener on Jan. 19 not Boston.

The Bruins were originally scheduled to play the Canadiens at the Bell Centre and it appeared that wouldn't change. So now the question is who will they play?

CSNNE.com points out that the New York Rangers were suppose to face the Colorado Avalanche - a Western Conference team. Because of a likely 48-game shortened season, there won't be interconference matchups so a Bruins-Rangers showdown could be possible, but not definite.

The official schedule isn't expected to be released until the end of this week.